The Latest Breaking News from London

This year, for the first time, two thirds of first-year students intend to find part-time jobs to augment maintenance loans that barely cover rent, let alone food or travel to campus, says Ucas. Some universities, including Anglia Ruskin’s London campuses, are moving to three-day weeks to facilitate part-time work.

London: city of superlatives. But studies have shown ‘happiest’ isn’t one of them. Kate Wills examines the forces at play that can help us get a smile on our face

During my Mykonos to London City flight this August, I gazed down at the Alps, engrossed in the thought-sequence I use to self-soothe during any turbulence in life as well as air travel.

Escape is ‘at best’ a ‘catastrophic systems failure’ – but is ‘not entirely surprising’, says prison’s ex-security chief

Newham council has apologised to a Londoner who had his Freedom Pass application rejected while awaiting a hip replacement

A nationwide search for the 21-year-old former soldier lasted four days after he was arrested on Saturday

Fancy getting your golf on? Here are five of the top spots

Michael Sheen asked about ten countries that end with the word 'land' from outside the Sydney Opera House

London is hot and humid – but what is causing these unusual September conditions?

British police are hunting across the country and have put airports on alert for a former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges

Charities are calling on more hospitality businesses to increase wages to better support a young and diverse workforce